Practice Leader

A person who is either a direct line manager or in a specialist position and is a skilled practitioner whose role is to support and guide the practice of support workers. Being a practice leader involves: supervising staff, leading team meetings, coaching support workers, modelling good practice, and planning shifts for support workers so they know where and with whom they will be working. A practice leader aims to ensure that everything that happens in a disability support service is focussed on supporting people with disabilities to have the best possible quality of life.

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Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First has been developed by La Trobe University Living with Disability Research Centre and supported with funding from the New South Wales Department of Family & Community Services.

The purpose of this website is to provide a source of reference for those wanting to engage in risk enablement in disability support work.

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A suggested way to cite this resource:

Bigby, C., Douglas, J.M., & Vassallo, S. (2018). Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First. An online learning resource for disability support workers. Retrieved from www.enablingriskresource.com.au